Special Features
- Primary Resources: First Inaugural Address 1933
- Primary Resources: Message to Congress on Social Security
- Interview: Robert Dallek, Historian
- Primary Resources: The Atlantic Charter
- Primary Resources: Letter from Joseph C. Grew to Cordell Hull
- Primary Resources: Third Inaugural Address 1941
The policies and persona of Franklin Roosevelt set the cast of the "modern" presidency. He was unquestionably the most vital figure in the nation, and perhaps the world, during his 13 years in the White House. Engendering both admiration and scorn, FDR exerted unflinching leadership during the most tumultuous period in the nation's history since the Civil War.
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Jimmy Carter
A peanut farmer who rose to become America's 39th president. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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Insanity on Trial
The trial of Charles Julius Guiteau, who assassinated President James A. Garfield, turned into a public battle over the meaning of insanity.
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U.S. Grant: Warrior
A revealing portrait of one of America's most paradoxical leaders.
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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
A brilliant scientist, Oppenheimer was tasked with the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
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The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
The first officially formed regiment of northern black soldiers who fought in the Civil War.
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U.S. Grant: Warrior
A revealing portrait of one of America's most paradoxical leaders.
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George Washington - The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Before he became the first U.S. president, service to the colonies would profoundly change George Washington.
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Custer's Last Stand
The Last Stand, the final act of General George Custer's larger-than-life career, played out on a grand stage with a spellbound public engrossed in the drama. Part of the Wild West collection.
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